GOP Congressman 'Furious' After He 'Accidentally' Fundraises Off His Flip-Flop On Syria

Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) sent out a fundraising email on
Friday, asking for donations based on his high-profile switch on
Thursday that put him firmly on the side against intervening in
Syria.

Carol Danko, a Grimm spokeswoman, blamed the fundraising email on
an inadvertent, automatic inclusion by a vendor. She did not
respond to inquiries about the name of the vendor.

"It was a very unfortunate error and the congressman is
fuming about it," Danko said.

"The email was intended to be a message to supporters
informing them of the congressman's withdrawal of support for a
strike on Syria," she added in a statement. "The dollar ask was
included automatically by the vendor, and was never approved by
the congressman. He is furious over this inappropriate inclusion
and has taken appropriate actions to ensure that this careless
error never happens again."

Today, I decided to withdraw my support from President Obama’s
proposal for a military strike against Syria. I have heard from
many of you in Staten Island and Brooklyn, and it is clear to me
that their is strong opposition to the strike. As your voice in
Washington, I will continue to listen and take a stand for you.

Will you stand with me in opposing President Obama’s plan with a
donation of $25 or more right now?

When President Obama first announced his plan for strikes against
the Syrian government for its alleged use of chemical weapons, my
first reaction as a Marine combat veteran was to support
immediate, targeted strikes. I now believe that the opportunity
for such action has passed.

President Obama has failed to show strength at this critical
moment in time. While the debate in Congress continues, our
nation’s credibility grows weaker and weaker. After much
deliberation and prayer, I have decided to withdraw my support. I
do not feel that our country has enough to gain by moving forward
with this attack.

Stand with me today with a donation of $25 or more to strongly
oppose military action in Syria.

Thank you for your support,

Michael Grimm

Grimm said in a statement on Thursday that he would no longer
support President Barack Obama's plan to launch limited military
strikes in Syria — saying that Obama should have acted
unilaterally and without Congress' approval.

"Now that the Assad regime has seen our playbook and has
been given enough time to prepare and safeguard potential
targets, I do not feel that we have enough to gain as a nation by
moving forward with this attack on our own," Grimm said.

Grimm's fundraising page has been removed, but a cached version
still exists: